2012 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2012.
Events
- 31 March
- Norway's Sigrid Moldestad is awarded the Vossajazzprisen for 2012.[1]
- Norwegian jazz musician and composer Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.[2]
- 5 May – Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick and his quintet receive the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.[3]
- 6 May – Swedish singer Loreen wins the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4]
- 6 June – The 20th Sweden Rock Festival opens in Norje, running until 9 June).[5]
- 25 June – Peter Wichers leaves the band Soilwork for a second time.[6]
- 24 September – Swedish band Dark Funeral appear in Washington DC, United States, making their first major appearance with their new vocalist Nachtgarm.[7] He would leave the band after less than a year.
- 1 October – Anette Olzon leaves the band Nightwish.[8]
- 9 November – Finnish band Amberian Dawn announce the departure of singer Heidi Parviainen, drummer Heikki Saari and guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen.[9]
- 21 December – Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen is announced as the new vocalist of Amberian Dawn.[10]
New works
- Hans Abrahamsen – String Quartet No. 4[11]
- Magnus Lindberg – Acequia Madre, for clarinet and piano[12]
- Kaija Saariaho – Circle Map[13]
Film and television music
- Hildur Guðnadóttir – Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro[14]
- Imaginaerum (released 23 November), based on Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album of the same name, co-written by the band's keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen.[15]
Albums released
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Todd Terje | It's the Arps | Olsen Records | EP | [16] |
| 27 | Tord Gustavsen Quartet | The Well | AFM Records | [17] | |
| Stian Omenås | Klangkammer 1 | [18] | |||
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swallow the Sun | Emerald Forest and the Blackbird | Spinefarm Records | [19] | |
| 10 | Dunderbeist | Black Arts & Crooked Tails | [20] | ||
| Engel | Songs for the Dead | EP | [21] | ||
| 13 | Coldworker | The Doomsayer's Call | Listenable Records | Final album before 2013 breakup | [22] |
| 14 | Avatar | Black Waltz | eOne Music | [23] | |
| 15 | Soen | Cognitive | Spinefarm Records | Debut album | [24] |
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aura Noir | Out to Die | [25] | ||
| 26 | Borknagar | Urd | High Roller Records / Indie Recordings | [26] | |
| Naglfar | Téras | Century Media Records | Features Dirk Verbeuren as a session musician | [27] | |
| 30 | Atrocity | Die Gottlosen Jahre | Double live DVD | [28] |
April
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | In Mourning | The Weight of Oceans | Spinefarm Records | Produced by Jonas Kjellgren | [29] |
| Verjnuarmu | Pimmeyvven Ruhtinas | Universal Music | [30] | ||
| 23 | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra | Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7; Karelia Suite | Decca Records, Deutsche Grammophon | Conducted by Neeme Järvi | [31] |
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Storm Corrosion | Storm Corrosion | Roadrunner Records | Collaboration between Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson | [32] |
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circus Maximus | Nine | Frontiers Records | [33] | |
| Jorn | Bring Heavy Rock to the Land | Frontiers Records | [34] | ||
July
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Zonaria | Arrival of the Red Sun | Listenable Records | [35] | |
August
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Tarja Turunen | Act I : Live in Rosario | earMUSIC | Live album recorded at El Círculo Theatre in Rosario, Argentina | [36] |
| Trollfest | Brumlebassen | [37] | |||
| 27 | Ensiferum | Unsung Heroes | [38] | ||
| Grave | Endless Procession of Souls | Century Media Records | [39] | ||
| Katatonia | Dead End Kings | Peaceville Records | [40] | ||
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Elephant9, with Reine Fiske | Atlantis | Rune Grammofon | [41] |
October
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Dark Tranquillity | Zero Distance | Century Media Records | EP | [42] |
| 26 | Skálmöld | Börn Loka | Napalm Records | Based on Norse mythology | [43] |
| 30 | Ragnarok | Malediction | Agonia Records | [44] | |
November
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NonExist | From My Cold Dead Hands | [45] | ||
| Moonlight | Lucifer's Rising | Impaled Records | [46] | ||
| Tiamat | The Scarred People | Napalm Records | [47] | ||
December
| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Basshunter | The Early Bedroom Sessions | Rush Hour | Compilation album | [48] |
| 5 | Yngwie Malmsteen | Spellbound | Rising Force | [49] | |
| 12 | The Project Hate MCMXCIX | The Cadaverous Retaliation Agenda | Mouth of Belial Productions | [50] | |
| 21 | The Unguided | InvaZion (EP) | EP | [51] | |
Deaths
- 1 January – Anders Frandsen, Danish singer and television presenter, 51[52]
- 4 January – Totti Bergh, Norwegian jazz saxophonist, 76[53]
- 13 February – Tommi Kristian "Tonmi" Lillman ("Otus"), Finnish drummer (Lordi), 38[54]
- 22 February – Eivin One Pedersen, Norwegian jazz accordionist and pianist, 55[55]
- 15 March – Edvard Hagerup Bull, Norwegian classical composer, 89[56]
- 15 June – Rune Gustafsson, Swedish guitarist and composer, 78[57]
- 8 October – John Tchicai, Danish saxophonist and composer, 76[58]
- 15 October – Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Danish composer, 87[59]
- 3 November
- Anne-Lise Berntsen, Norwegian soprano, 69[60]
- Odd Børretzen, Norwegian author and folk singer, 85[61]
- 15 November – Frode Thingnæs, Norwegian jazz musician, 72[62]